Meet the MAFCS Award Recipients!

2023 Teacher of the Year: Jill Hanson, CFCS

Outstanding Professional:  The Outstanding Professional Award is given each year to a MAFCS member who has demonstrated outstanding support and accomplishments in the field of Family and Consumer Science.

Outstanding Friend:  The Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (MAFCS) “OUTSTANDING FRIEND” Award recognizes an individual or group/company who is not a member of MAFCS but who shows continued support to the profession as an “outsider”.  

Scholarships

The Minnesota Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (MAFCS) is pleased to sponsor scholarship awards to college/university junior and senior level or graduate students. The purposes of these scholarships are multi-faceted. With these scholarships, it is not only our goal to recognize scholastic achievement, leadership, volunteer service, and professional experience, but to encourage students to continue their study for a degree in Family & Consumer Sciences Education or a Specialization.  These scholarships also provide financial assistance for continuing their studies.

Best Practice Grants

MAFCS Community Education Best Practice Grants:   The Education Community Best Practice Grant provides a fund of $250.00 and is awarded to FACS teachers to use in their classroom to support best practice projects that engage and motivate students and/or improve student learning.  The Best Practice Grant is wonderful way to get a creative teaching idea and lesson that involves expense costs initiated and delivered to students.  Some time ago the FACSEd board produced a cookbook called Cooking With Class and the proceeds have been used to fund scholarships plus provide money to help fund the Best Practice Grants.

Outstanding Service:  The Outstanding service Award is given each year to one or more MAFCS members who demonstrate outstanding service and efforts within mafcs. the work done makes an impact with in the organization.